Nina Kentsis

Auction Holdings, Inc. develops software and e-commerce applications for the auction industry. It provides bidding for fine arts, decorative arts, collectibles, estate, and general auctions. The firm is a developer of auction software, bidding and advertising and marketing services targeting independent estate auctioneers and its customers. The company was founded by Adam W. Kirsch in 1989 and is headquartered in Allston, MA.

BuyerZone.com LLC provides an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of business products and services. It specializes in B2B purchasing, generating services, generation programs, BuyerZone careers, price quotes and buying advice. The company was founded by Mie-Yun Lee in 1992 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Zipcar, Inc. operates a car sharing network. It operates membership-based businesses in major metropolitan areas and college campuses in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The firm offers makes and models of self-service vehicles by the hour or day to residents and businesses looking for an alternative to the high costs and hassles of owning a car. The company was founded in January 2000 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Vinted Ltd. operates as an online marketplace for secondhand items. It offers products such as, women’s clothing, shoes, bags, accessories, beauty, tops, hoodies, sweaters, skirts, shorts, rompers, jumpsuits, swimwear and other clothing. The company was founded by Sophie Utikal, Justas Janauskas and Milda Mitkute on December 7, 2011 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Lightspeed Management Co. LLC (Lightspeed Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1971. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It was formerly known as Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners.

Avolin LLC provides a platform that offers visibility via fraud analytics, monitoring, and action in the form of bot protection, financial protection, and traffic management. The company was founded by Adam Rogas, Eric Kay, Phil Vizzaccaro and Paul Korol in 2016 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV.

Smash Ventures Management Co. LP (Smash Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded by Eric Garland and Evan Richter in 2018. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Impresa Management LLC(Impresa Management) is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Devonshire Investors LLC founded in 1946.The firm is headquartered in Boston.

Perillon Software, Inc. provides environmental, health, and safety software solutions. It offers compliance management, environmental data, audits and inspections, near miss reporting, corrective and preventive actions, training, carbon and energy management. The company was founded by John Niemoller and Bard Salmon in 2001 and is headquartered in Acton, MA.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

SupplyWorks, Inc. provides materials supply management solutions. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Groupize, Inc. develops technology for hotel industry. It offers technology solutions for hotel chains and properties to manage their group online requests and bookings. The firm provides a customized white label site that allows planners to shop and book groups online through search of brand properties and access live group pricing and inventory, and application on the salesforce platform to process the group leads. The company was founded by Charles de Gaspe Beaubien in 2011 and is headquartered in Beverly, MA.

Paint Nite LLC operates as a social painting event company. It hosts painting events in local bars and restaurants. The company was founded by Daniel Hermann, Sean McGrail, and Pranav Vaidya in March 2012 and is headquartered in Somerville, MA.

ezCater, Inc. provides online catering ordering solutions for small start-ups and Fortune 500 companies. Its solutions enable users to order food online for meetings. The company was founded by Stephania Nappi Mallet and Edward Bbriscoe Rodgers in August 2007 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Intent Global, Inc. provides advertising solutions. It operates Voyat, a provider of website personalization solutions that increase direct bookings for hoteliers. The company was founded by Josh Feuerstein, Richard Harris, Damon Tassone, and Arun Rajan on January 21, 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

DaWanda GmbH operates an online marketplace for handmade items. Its products include fashion wear, accessories, bags, jewelry as well as art and home decor. The firm also offers do-it-yourself materials for sewing, knitting, crocheting, recipes, jewelry making, home improvements, and crafting. The company was founded by Claudia Helming and Michael Pütz on December 3, 2006 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Zoominfo Technologies LLC engages in the provision of online information services. It offers products and solutions for customers in sales, marketing, and enterprises. The company was founded by Jonathan Stern and Michel Decary in 2000 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Performable, Inc. provides internet marketing services. The firm’s marketing software is ideal for professional marketers who need to measure activity across all channels, take action based on real behavior, and optimize for the entire customer lifecycle. The company was founded in October 2009 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Locu, Inc. provides restaurant menu through online. The firm creates semantically-annotated repository of real-time small-business data. The company was founded in 2011 by Rene Reinsberg, Stelios Sidiroglou-Douskos, Marek Olszewski and Marc Piette and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Digital Room LLC provides online printing services. The firm offers business cards, brochures, flyers, postcards, and many other marketing materials for graphic design professionals and corporate marketing departments as well as small, medium, and small office, home office businesses. Its brands include UPrinting, PrintRunner, YouPrint, 24HourPrint, DigitalRoom, and WebPros. The company was founded by Ronnie Mesriani in 1995 and is headquartered in Van Nuys, CA.

Zeta Interactive Corp. operates as a digital marketing agency. The company provides its clients with a unique combination of strategic services and best-of-breed platforms includes branding and creative, web development, media planning, email marketing, search engine marketing, search engine optimization, social, mobile, and digital publishing. The company was founded by William Alan Landman in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 2016, CarGurus UK Ltd. is a company that provides other services activities. The company is based in London, UK and is a subsidiary of CarGurus, Inc.

Insight Venture Management LLC (Insight Venture Partners) is a private equity/ venture capital subsidiary of Insight Holdings Group LLC founded in 1995 by Jeffrey L. Horing and Jerry Fred Murdock. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Hotel Urbano Viagens e Turismo SA provides tourism and hotel reservation services. It offers day tours, cruises, and vacation packages. The company was founded by João Ricardo Rangel Mendes, José Eduardo Rangel Mendes, and Roberta Antunes Oliveira in January 2011 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Milkbox Partners LLC is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Glenn Frommer, David Krauter and Evan Kraut. The firm is headquartered in New York.